Paul Volcker Former Fed Chairman The entire theory of how to manage an economy via the rise and fall of the money supply being the sole cause of inflation or deflation was discredited post-1971 with the birth of the Floating Exchange Rate System. Unbeknownst to the vast majority, the entire accounting system of trade had been […]

There will be a very unusual and special showing of the film, which is a VOD screening. The price has to be $49.95 because they cannot compete with the movie theaters. After the theatrical showings are complete, then it will go down to a normal showing price and the DVD will be available probably in […]

The British elections are coming up on May 7th. I will be across the pond for that event. This is the tightest election without any clear winner since 1992. The United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) now has about 15%, and the Liberals, as well as the Greens are below 10% and rapidly becoming a waste […]

FDR’ Speech on the Banking Crisis March 12, 1933   Roosevelt established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in 1933, assuring people it was safer to keep their money in a reopened bank than under the mattress. Then on August 23, 1935, Congress approved legislation that had a major impact on the Federal Reserve Banks, […]

COMMENT: Mr. Armstrong, Many cops do not think beyond a violation of a law to see the bigger picture of what is really going on, they buy into whatever reason is given for a new program, or they like the government bodies they serve see a cash stream that they think they can use as […]

You can really start to feel 2015.75 coming. This is going to be a harder fall than 2007-2009 for outside the USA we are in a declining mode since 2007, which should bottom by 2020. This is a DEBT CRISIS not a bubble in stocks or commodities thins time. As of tomorrow morning, the central […]

QUESTION: Hi Marty, Thanks again for the post on Griffin’s book and your short history lesson regarding the same. I’m sure your readers appreciate the time and effort you take to shed light on this subject. My question is do you think we as the United States of America would be better off if there […]

Understanding Jackson’s Bank War is critical to our future. He was absolutely correct insofar following the Jeffersonian view, that a national debt would not be a “blessing” as Hamilton proclaimed, but the servitude of the people that would ultimately consume all liberty. In this vain of thinking, Andrew Jackson was correct and in his annual […]

QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong; I understand the income tax was introduced in 1913 with the creation of the Federal Reserve. Is it possible for a nation to survive without an income tax? HG ANSWER: Income taxes are a product of the Marxist period. This is when class warfare became dominant. People actually argued that it was unjust […]

COMMENT:  Hi Marty, I quite enjoy your writing.  My understanding regarding the panic of ’07 is that it was at least partly the result of earthquake and San Francisco fire of 1906. Really looking forward to your book(s), especially the rewrite of “Greatest Bull market” as I believe you will be pointing out the sorry […]